U.S. Mint Reopens Washington D.C. Coin Store

The United States Mint is reopening its Washington, D.C. Coin Store on May 16, 2022. The store had been closed for more than two years to reduce the risk of Mint employee exposure to COVID-19.

said Matt Holben, Associate Director of Sales and Marketing.

The store will offer a wide variety of United States Mint coins and medals for sale. The initial inventory will include limited quantities of some 2021 American Eagle gold and silver coin products.

The store will have sidewalk signage outside of the entrance letting customers know where to enter into the building.

The store is giving away to the first 50 people who make a purchase.

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United States Mint to Reopen Washington, DC Coin Store(https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/mint-to-reopen-washington-dc-coin-store)

Fazzari on Coin Conservation

I joined the American Numismatic Association's Certification Service in Washington, D.C. While there, I was introduced to acetone. Very often, a coin sent in for authentication arrived with crud of some kind around its mintmark. In order to authenticate many of these coins, we had to call the submitter for permission to remove the crud. All it took was a few drops of acetone and a sliver of wood.

On one occasion, a customer sent in a 1936 proof cent for us to determine if it had a satin finish. The coin was bought in an auction described as having beautiful, sea-green toning. It was green, alright. The plastic flip was filled with liquid green PVC that also covered the coin. I conserved it with acetone, we authenticated it and sent it back. Only to be accused later of switching coins as the green color was no longer present. We bought the coin back but after that, the next batch of submission forums stipulated that by signing the forum we had permission to clean it if necessary to authenticate it!

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Behind the Scenes: Coin Conservation(https://www.numismaticnews.net/collecting-101/behind-the-scenes-coin-conservation)

Killer of Dealer Paul Edmonds Gets 45 Years

The woman accused in the deadly shooting of an Indianapolis coin dealer in 2020 was sentenced to 45 years in prison.

The shooting happened in September 2020 as the two sat in a car at a fast food restaurant parking lot, where a coin sale had been arranged.

Edmonds told an officer the woman didn't even get any of his money.

He later died at the hospital.

Edmonds owned Diamond Stamp and Coin for 35 years, operating his business from a display case in Shadeland Peddlers & Flea Market.

To read the complete article, see:
Woman sentenced in deadly shooting of Indianapolis coin dealer(https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/woman-sentenced-in-deadly-shooting-of-indianapolis-coin-dealer-kayla-blankenship-paul-edmonds/531-448f5953-90da-4662-afe8-b5948c648db0)